VAT on selling vehicle

VAT on selling vehicle

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We are selling a truck/lorry do we have to account for the VAT on it? My reading on it is that if we bought it 2nd hand then we dont otherwise we do. Is this correct?

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By neileg
17th Feb 2012 14:42

No

If you are VAT registered and are selling a commercial vehicle, then you charge VAT regardless of how you bought it, new or second hand.

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By qubmatt
20th Feb 2012 09:23

VAT on selling vehicles

Thanks for the response.  There is no minimum level for charging VAT say above £1,000 as one of my colleagues has claimed?

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By khalm0
17th Feb 2012 15:36

Agree with above.

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By neileg
20th Feb 2012 16:24

Nope

No, no limits, upper or lower.

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By DMGbus
21st Feb 2012 14:18

Margin scheme

If you bought the vehicle second hand from a dealer selling it to you under the margin scheme then it is my belief that you can similarly sell it under the margin scheme.  The purchase invoice will confirm if this were to be the case.

Margin scheme: no VAT reclaimable on purchase, output tax on sale will be computed on the margin (difference between buying & selling price) where selling price exceeds buying price.

 

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By neileg
21st Feb 2012 14:48

Very unusual

It would be very unusual, though not impossible, for a commercial vehicle to be sold under the margin scheme.

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